II Chronicles 13

"But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken Him" (v10). This was the main question for each king following Solomon. As king, would he lead the people to follow the God of Abraham? Would he support the priests and Levites and Temple rituals? Would sacrifices and incense be offered, and the candles lit in the evening? These rituals did not equal righteousness, yet they were signs of obedience to the ways of God.

Abraham was a man of faith, but each generation of his descendents had to choose to follow God for themselves.